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Jeremiah 11 Summary
The Breaking of God's Covenant
The LORD commands Jeremiah to proclaim the covenant made with Israel's fathers, warning that those who disobey are cursed. Despite God's repeated protests through the prophets, Judah and Jerusalem have broken the covenant, turned to idolatry, and made false altars to Baal. God pronounces judgment on them: they will cry out but not be heard, their idols will not save them, and the cities will be destroyed. The men of Anathoth plot against Jeremiah's life, but God promises to punish them.
Key themes
Key verses
Jeremiah 11:1
“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,”
Jeremiah 11:10
“They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.”
Jeremiah 11:11
“Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”
Jeremiah 11:17
“For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.”
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